1. She had just started her clinical rotations; she hadn’t had even three months of experience in interviewing patients.

Her eyes skimmed over the sheet of paper in her lap and she proceeded to elicit social history.

“Are you currently in a relationship?” she asked.

His eyes widened and an expression of surprise mixed with disgust crossed his face.

“You know, it’s totally unprofessional for you to ask me out on a date,” he sniffed.

2. It was their third therapy session.

The videocamera unobtrusively occupied the corner of the room. She had asked his permission to tape their sessions so that she could learn how to improve her technique and become a skilled therapist.

Perhaps she was having an “off” day; perhaps he was feeling more irritable than usual.

Before the session ended, he squarely faced the camera and shouted, “Do you see how much she’s messing up?”

3. He knew that she had a diagnosis of some sort of psychosis, though she was now doing much better.

They met on a regular basis and though they did not exactly connect with each other, there was a congenial understanding of their clinical relationship.

At the end of one meeting, he asked her, “Is there anything else I can do for you today?”

She blurted, “Bend me over the table and [expletive] me hard.”